Anomalocaris canadensis

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:adaptations large eyes
gptkbp:adds pair of large appendages
gptkbp:behavior active predator
gptkbp:body_shape segmented body
flexible body
gptkbp:cultural_significance early arthropod evolution
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:discovery_year 1911
gptkbp:ecological_role top predator
gptkbp:eye_color compound eyes
gptkbp:first_appearance early Cambrian
gptkbp:foot gptkb:sports_equipment
gptkbp:foraging_behavior filter feeder
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Canada
extensive
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:Chaos_Space_Marines
shallow marine environments
gptkbp:has_body_segment_count multiple segments
gptkbp:has_color gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:has_evolutionary_link to modern crustaceans
gptkbp:has_features distinctive head
gptkbp:has_feeding_mechanism suction feeding
gptkbp:has_feeding_structure frontal appendages
gptkbp:has_mouth_structure central mouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anomalocaris canadensis
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:marine_mammals
gptkbp:is_aligned_with bilateral symmetry
gptkbp:is_considered_as important fossil species
living fossil
iconic Cambrian organism
key species in paleontology
gptkbp:is_described_as gptkb:Charles_D._Walcott
gptkbp:is_famous_for unique morphology
gptkbp:is_known_for large size
predatory adaptations
complex eyes
unique feeding strategy
gptkbp:is_known_to gptkb:Burgess_Shale
gptkb:fossils
gptkbp:is_part_of Cambrian explosion
marine food web
Paleozoic era
Anomalocarididae
Burgess Shale fauna
Cambrian biodiversity.
Cambrian marine ecosystem
gptkbp:is_related_to modern arthropods
other anomalocaridids
gptkbp:length up to 1 meter
gptkbp:lived_during Cambrian period
gptkbp:movement gptkb:swimming
gptkbp:paleobiology indicates ancient marine environments
gptkbp:predators smaller marine organisms
gptkbp:reproduction gptkb:sexual_reproduction
gptkbp:research_interest paleobiology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:dinosaurs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4